The Inner Jefferson
The Inner Jefferson: Portrait of a Grieving Optimist
(Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1995) looks at Thomas Jefferson
as a student of literature and a self-expressive letter writer. To study the
nature of letter writing of the eighteenth century not only enables us to chart
the importance of friendship in the evolution of a remarkable political career;
beyond Jefferson, this study also provides insight into the manner by which
educated men consciously made efforts to advance their interests without
appearing outwardly ambitious.
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